Flash flood watch posted for eastern Mass.

Friday

Jul 6, 2018 at 6:00 PM

The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood watch for eastern Massachusetts through 6 p.m. Friday.

Showers and thunderstorms will cross the state late this morning into late afternoon ahead of a cold front. Some of the thunderstorms will have the potential of producing heavy rainfall in a short period of time, causing substantial flooding of poor drainage areas.

Some of the storms could produce wind gusts to 30 mph, with one-half to three-quarters of an inch of rain and up to 2 inches of rain in tropical downpours. The temperature will be in the mid 80s.

The weekend is expected to be sunny and dry, with highs in the mid 80s.